Michael Sam
Becomes First Openly Gay
Player Drafted into NFL
Michael Sam, the
Openly gay All-American football star from the University of Missouri, was
Drafted in the seventh round of the
NFL Draft on Saturday, becoming the
First Openly gay athlete to ever be
Drafted into the NFL.
Analysts had predicted Sam might be a late-round pick, but initially, it looked like the defensive lineman would **t be
Drafted at all on Saturday. Ultimately, the St. Louis Rams chose Sam with the 249th overall selection, keeping the University of Missouri star close to his alma mater
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Sam, who was watching the draft with his family, broke down in tears when he got the call alerting him that he'd been selected
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